(29/5/2015): An apology for not noting since the launch of this post that Pangea is currently licensed and can only do transfers in the following States: Illinois, Idaho, Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Montana, and New Mexico. Download the Pangea_Money_Transfer application to stay tuned for when they are live in your state!

If I tell you that we send money to my mom or mother in law to Mexico, I would be lying.

With a little of shame, I have to confess that there are my parents who always give us some cash for Christmas, or my mother and sister in law, who give us and our children plenty of gifts when they come to visit us in Miami or New York.

Though, do you know how much I have suffered every time I need to send money to Mexico? Even though I have a bank account there, with token and Internet access.

Everything is SO complicated, that more than once I have lost access to my account. I get stuck and frustrated when I have to make these payments, and after hours on the phone the conversation always ends in “you have to go to your branch”.

Finally, who is the one who rescues me?: My mother.

Yes, my mom, who needs to go to the bank, find a parking space, stand on line and finally get money from my account and deposit it in the one the person I need to pay has.

And even though in my case I don’t to contribute much to the yearly remittances that Mexico receives, I’ve been in the need to send money for different reasons.

Like when a dear friend lost everything after Hurrican Alex passed through Monterrey, when among other friends we wanted to send a crown of flowers to a funeral (Yes, Claudia, I still owe you and you will get the money soon), or when another one was stuck with lack of cash.

Even though I don’t support anyone in México, I still have plenty of ties that bond me to my country.

So now, that I was elected for the #MamaMereceMas campaign I found out how easy and convenient (it only costs $3.95) is to send money to Mexico, without having the headache of dealing with the electronic Mexican banking services.

Just watch this video:

To use this service you only need:

– Register for free at gopangea.com or download the app Pangea Money Transfer.

– Only for Mother’s Day, first­time users can send $25 extra with a specific promo code ANA15 (The minimum is $20 dlls and you can use the code until 5/12)

– Pangea Money Transfer allows users to send up to $999 for a fixed fee of $3.95.

– You can send money to Mexico from Illinois, Idaho, Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Montana y New Mexico. Download Pangea’s app so you can find out when your state is included in this service!

– If you need more info about this service, please visit this webpage.

Pangea follows an enhanced security policy so they don’t store the card information.